Chisholm Trail 150th Anniversary

1867 - 2017

Kansas Cattle Town Celebrations

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2017 Event Schedule - Wellington

Local tales relating to the Chisholm Trail and its hardships, cowboys, and adventures include a story, that may also have some factual basis. When Wellington was attempting to procure some of the cattle drover business away from Sumner City, some men from Wellington plowed a furrow from a point on the trail, bypassed Sumner City, and proceeded into Wellington. From then on, when herdsmen asked directions they were told to follow the trail.

Wellington was first surveyed on April 4, 1871 and named for the Duke of Wellington. It was designated as the permanent seat of Sumner County in 1872, winning over competitor Sumner City. Trading with cattlemen moving their herds up the Chisholm Trail was an important factor in the early economy of the town.

Located just off the Kansas Turnpike, Wellington is home of 8,000 people. Home of the Chisholm Trail Muesum in Wellington, KS in Downtown Wellington Historic District. Wellington although no longer a large cattle town still has a booming economy with an active downtown that is the second longest intact Italianate architecture downtown in the State of Kansas.

February

There are no events scheduled for this month

March

There are no events scheduled for this month

April

April 28 - 29, 2017 @ 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off

This is a sanctioned BBQ Event through KCBS (Kansas City Barbeque Society).

May

May 5, 2017 @ 2:30 p.m.

Governor's Proclamation Exchange

The Governor's Proclamation is passed off to riders from Wellington and Conway Springs.The Kansas Governor's proclamation declaring 2017 the Year of the Chisholm Trail will be carried by horseback from Abilene to Caldwell along the Chisholm Trail. Various Kansas Saddle Clubs, Mounted Police Units, and Team Ropers will participate. The proclamation will then be exchanged with riders from Oklahoma who will be bringing a proclamation from their Governor.